Tollie's Game Room

Friday, November 6, 2020

*[05:17 UTC-5]*{+57*F_clear_today's hi/lo:+63*F/+51*F_winds out of the s/s/w@11 mph_humidity:52%_barometer:30.14"\/]*[Today on MadTrollie*[Bach];[Telemann];[Lully];[currently playing on BBC America:"From Russia with Love"];]*

*[From the Tables]*..as/of:[04:10]:..both "Poker"&"Blackjack" are back up..../....[[note]: Blackjack 21 is a little slow in starting to load].../....oy vey as/of:[17:05]:..Blackjack 21 is up..but Poker is down again..../....[[note]: if the game should come back up before I take my rest and I get a chance to take the drop then I will include it in tomorrows "Day's End"....[18:41 UTC-5]..../....

*[Yesterday's Sim&Solitaire Results]]*<[24/7 Games.com]>..Spades: six games played consisting of a total of 51 hands played..[1] six hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" -48 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts,] + set once + 2 failed nil bids..[2] ten hands played:"we" 556 pts. + 16 bags [-100 pts.] + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" -53 pts. + 7 bags + set five times..[3] eleven hands played:"we" 562 pts. + 12 bags [-100 pts.]:[vs]:"they" 368 pts. + 8 bags + set twice..[4] five hands played:"we" 525 pts. + 5 bags + 2 made nil bids..[5] seven hands played:"we" 506 pts. + 6 bags:[vs]:"they" 202 pts. + 2 bags + set twice..[6] ten hands played:"we" 534 pts. + 4 bags + set once + 1 made nil bid:[vs]:"they" 335 pts. +15 bags [-100 pts.] + 1 failed nil bid....<[Just Solitaire]>..Crescent: six games played..[2] 61/104 w/0 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[6] 72/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[5] 74/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[4] 79/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[1] 80/104 w/2 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[3] 82/104 w/4 of the 8 foundation piles completed..[a lackluster set of games]....<[World of Solitaire]>..Aces Up[relaxed]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[43/48]..Eight Off[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fan[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Fort[relaxed]: only cleared one of the three games played[104/104]..the game cleared was cleared on the 2nd of the 3 allowable turns thru the deck..Josephine[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[104/104]..Klondike: only cleared two of the three games played[52/52]..Seahaven Towers[relaxed]: cleared all of the three games played[52/52]..Tri-Peaks[hidden]: failed to clear any of the three games played[best:[51/52]..../....

*[]*[Today's Live Game Results]*<[Facebook]>..Poker:[04:10]..took the awaiting roulette spin for "330K house money..[off to other online tasks to run time off the "drop clock"]..:[05:21]:..three tables played..all were as/usual of the 1K/.5K variety & on all as/always I risked the make buy-in of 125K..play varied from "heads up" to briefly a table of four..most hands were with three players..1st table the play was dominated by a very aggressive play who entered after I had played 2 or three hands and had won pot with a 2-pair..dude raised pre-flop every hand..and than continuation betting..checked his stats..had a 33% raise percentage..was thinking about getting to the button when the "Grim Reaper" got me after 8 hands played..yup..He's still quite dead and carrying off "lost souls" to the lobby (8 hands played)..2nd table..ah a familiar group of players came and went..a couple of the oft played with "Ladies of Poker"..aggressive play but I have decent "read" on and can do well against if I'm catching and picking my spots to respond..only 4 pots in 14 hands played but save for a blind pot "heads up" with a high card..won 1 small and two halfway decent pots..with a set of Three & twice with straights..was just settling in when the "Reaper" drugged me off from the small blind "kickin' & screamin'" whilst holding pocket Queens"..was up a little and decided to play a little more..3rd table..mixed play..a little any-two-carding continuation betting..some pocket Ace/any pair or paint betting..but not a bad table if I was catching..save for a small pot with a straight didn't catch another hand in the 13 hands played..just flat wasn't catching..ergo..decided to leave from the button but the "Reaper got me first..ergo..:{stats}:..28 minutes played..99 minutes..35 hands played..6 pots [4 of which were with Trips or better]..1 out of every 5&5/6th hands played..left a mere 650$ on the tables..[no slots]..../....Video Poker Live: the /usual 15:00 GMT run for the 2x modifier..as/usual 10 hands@50K-coins/hand..I'd take a run like this one every time..make 3 pairs..two 2-pairs & a set of Fives..the 2x modifier and broke even..50K-coins on the "Jackpot Wheel".."Current Bank" now stands@111.1'M-coins..../....Day's End Poker(estimated): Total Bank: 689'M / Net Gain Today: 615.4'K / Drops[4]&Roulette[2]: 616'K / Tables[3]: -650$ / Hands Played Today: 35 / Total Hands Played: 63,390 / [[notes]: 4 drops@44 & 2 roulette spins: 1@330K & 1@110K]....[18:34 UTC-4]..../....

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(Both the Poker and Blackjack 21, that are mentioned in this blog are games by "Super Happy Fun Time)

(This is just commentary on my journeys around online gaming, truth be told with few exceptions I play mostly solitaire games.....the two notable exception at present is a "free" poker site and a "free" blackjack site....please note.......no real money changes hands....just faux game money)

(comments reviewed before posting )

( my only association with any of the games I have listed links for or mentioned here is because I play the games....the opinions are my own)

(This is my logbook if you will of my play...it's mostly for me....but if it helps anyone then that's okay too)

(I tend to post sometimes several times a day.....rather then start a new post.....I just edit the existing post and tack on to it....I generally post for the last time during the day between 20:00 UTC-5 & 21:30 UTC-5)

Glossary of Terms Spades

A game: made up of several hands, collect 500 points and you win....you can also win regardless of you're score if your opponents score -200 points or more

Bags: if you as a team take more tricks then you bid, you get 1 bag for each trick over, collect 10 and you lose 100 points

Bid: before a hand is played, based on the cards you hold, now many tricks you can win

Hand: players play one card each high card in suit takes the hand unless a trump is played and then high trump wins the hand, 13 tricks per hand

Lay of the cards: how the cards are dealt on any given hand

Nil Bid: a bid of nil......your intent to not take a trick in a hand, +100 points if you succeed, -100 points if you take even 1 trick

Over bid hand: there are 13 tricks per hand.....if the bids total 14 or more....one team will go back...maybe both

Set: a team failures to make their bid, their lose 10 points for each bid example team total bid was 7, team took 6 or less tricks....you lose 70 points.....also referred to as "going in the hole" or "going back"

Suits: Spades, Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts

Trick: one round of play in a hand

Trump: in Spades, the spades are always trump, beats everything except a higher trump, can only be played if you don't have the suit lead..must be played if trump is lead.....trump can't be lead until a player trumps in....

Trumping In: playing a trump on a trick when you are out of that suit....but it's the players choice...unless trump is lead...

We/They: as in any partners card game one of the possible names for the 2 teams....I've seen "us" & "them".....and a few others i can't mention here

Glossary of Terms Solitaire

Auto-play: when the next series of moves is obvious, the game may automatically do them.{aka: auto-fill}....

Foundation: where you're trying to more the cards to.....move them all and you win

DECK: from which cards are turned over one at a time

Relaxed: a change in the rules from the standard game to make it play easier..varies from game to game..

Re-Set/Undo: both Just Solitaire and World of Solitaire games have both a re-set and an undo option....re-set takes the game back to the start....undo will remove one move at a time....both can be useful to try other options....

Tableau: where the cards to be moved start the hand